Sisal

Word SISAL
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈsʌɪsəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Sisal"

What do we mean by sisal?

A cultivated agave (Agave sisalana) originally of Mexico and Central America, widely grown for its large, sword-shaped leaves that yield stiff fibers used for cordage and rope. noun

The fiber of this plant or of other agaves. noun

Same as Sisal hemp. noun

A Central American plant, of the genus Agave, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope. noun

The fibre of the plant. noun

A sisal mat. noun

Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope noun

A plant fiber used for making rope noun

A Central American plant, Agave sisalana, cultivated for its sword-shaped leaves that yield fibers used for rope.

The fibre of the plant.

A sisal mat.

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The word "sisal" in example sentences

Once dry, the "sisal" is sent to a baling plant for preparation for shipment to plants that make rope, shopping bags and other assorted product. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The fibre of the agave, known as sisal hemp, is used in the manufacture of rope, twine, mats, brushes, etc. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

For the ceiling color, go for a very-warm wheat yellow, and for carpeting, my choice would be a Swedish woven area rug recalling the sisal style but made of wool, linen, cotton or even silk. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The bushland and wetland areas are also converted to farmlands and plantations of species such as sisal and various tree crops. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is "sisal," the shrub that could save the forests of The Gambia! ❋ Unknown (2007)

In the absence of asbestos, other fibres such as sisal, coir ❋ Unknown (1995)

Coconut husk fibre, stem fibre as for example jute or leaf fibre such as sisal are the most common examples which have been used so far. ❋ Unknown (1992)

The purpose of the reinforcement is to prevent breakage during transport of the elements, so that if they are not to be taken long distances the chicken wire can be replaced with cheaper alternatives such as sisal or coconut fibre. ❋ Unknown (1991)

· Natural fibres (such as sisal, hemp, elephant grass, coir) as reinforcements in soil constructions or fibre concrete and other composite elements (eg fibre boards). ❋ Unknown (1988)

· Fibre: (0.1 kg per sheet) mainly natural, such as sisal, jute, coir, or banana fibre, but also synthetic fibres, eg polypropelene or glass fibre, can be used. ❋ Unknown (1988)

From materials such as sisal, bamboo, elephant grass ❋ Unknown (1984)

It has been discovered that small quantities of natural fibres such as sisal or elephant grass in cement mortar result in a material of high flexural strength. ❋ Unknown (1984)

An earlier Tropical Development and Research Institute (TDRI) * report 'G176 Dyeing of sisal and other plant fibres: A handbook for craft instructors' (Canning and Jarman, 1983) described techniques for obtaining fast colours on plant fibres such as sisal, abaca and coin The present handbook only supplements the information given in the earlier report and should be used in conjunction with it. ❋ Unknown (1983)

The materials differ fundamentally from fibres such as sisal in that they all possess a cuticle or skin which acts as a barrier to dye penetration. ❋ Unknown (1983)

They do not take directly on cotton but they do on ligno-cellulosic fibres such as sisal, jute and coin For brightness and clarity of colour the basic dyes cannot be matched by any other class of dyestuff. ❋ Unknown (1969)

The dyes are in the form of a suspension of particles which, for reasons not fully understood, are adsorbed onto the surface of ligno-cellulosic fibres such as sisal, abaca and fique. ❋ Unknown (1969)

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